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That's HHH - Hilton Head, SC.
That's HHH - Hilton Head, SC.
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I'm impressed and welcome to the forums! Stlin makes you earn them. 
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Thanks - long time lurker. I only signed up after seeing no one answer for a couple of days.I'm impressed and welcome to the forums! Stlin makes you earn them.
Ill bite this one since its been sitting for a few days - Hector International Airport, Fargo ND.
HHH evidently needed a clue, so here's a much easier one! (I tend to pick something I find "interesting," for one reason for another - HHH struck me for how leafy its terminal area is, to the point you can't even really see its parking lots, and how much its terminal blends into its neighborhood.)
You'd be forgiven when walking up to this terminal for not realizing that it was completed in the 2010s, for its Spanish revival architecture and interior detailing belies its modernity. Thats a real tile roof, for one - Its 1940s original passenger terminal still stands, having been incorporated into the new, and growth in passenger numbers is leading this airport to plan for a 2 gate expansion despite climate impacts.
This airport notably only receives mainline and regional service from carriers predating 1979 deregulation, and does so from all 5 of the biggest.
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Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
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Totally missed this post for some reason and was an airport that I would have figured out with any research.
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Decent sized regional airport with 3 airlines and two of them providing mainline service.
Super easy I take it? fun fact, all regional service for all 3 legacies that operate here is provided by Skywest, which like Southwest originated as a pre1979 intrastate carrier.
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, AMA, Amarillo TX!
You may not be familiar with this airport which has historically struggled to maintain consistent airline service, but you definitely know the other facilities run by the same operator.
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It had that "Hotel California" design and color combo that stood out and I remember viewing it previously when searching for another airport.
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A relatively new terminal and the extension of its main runway has still not helped this airport reach its potential. In addition, a much larger airport only 65 miles to the north has syphoned off many of its local flyers with more airline options and lower prices!
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Seeing no takers, this is Fort Smith Regional in Arkansas, having lost traffic to XNA serving Bentonville, which is now the busiest airport in AR.
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I personally have no idea and the "other facilities run by the same operator" may be a deterrent after considering colleges, military, large corporations, cruise lines, aircraft manufacturers and even the NY/NJ Port Authority!
We may need another clue on this one.I personally have no idea and the "other facilities run by the same operator" may be a deterrent after considering colleges, military, large corporations, cruise lines, aircraft manufacturers and even the NY/NJ Port Authority!
you've already named it in your post!I didn't think it was that bad, considering the paucity of commerical airports operated by those entities, but it is a public sector operator at this former USAF facility that still hosts an ANG presence - Passengers would be disappointed to arrive here, to the point where its advertised metro area is not how its listed by carriers or wikipedia destination lists. this airport is notable as a failed attempt at a European style airport privatization in the US, and has been in the news recently as part of a controversial action.
its the 4th commercial service airport operated by this multistate agency that controls 5.
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Well, with hints like that....
I didn't think it was that bad, considering the paucity of commerical airports operated by those entities, but it is a public sector operator at this former USAF facility that still hosts an ANG presence - Passengers would be disappointed to arrive here, to the point where its advertised metro area is not how its listed by carriers or wikipedia destination lists. this airport is notable as a failed attempt at a European style airport privatization in the US, and has been in the news recently as part of a controversial action.
its the 4th commercial service airport operated by this multistate agency that controls 5.
New York Stewart International Airport, which I will admit to never having heard of before just now!
Sorry y'all and @Portlander - I legitimately thought this one was gonna be easy considering its relative proximity. It's definitely the least known of the PANYNJ facilities.
Lets try an hopefully actually easy one: this airport serving this economically struggling city for many years only had air service from Spirit until an additional carrier recently brought additional flights but as yet not new destinations. This airport currently has fewer daily departures than jetbridges.
one of the airlines that serves this airport notably doesn't fly here.
This airport was supposed to become the 5th PANYNJ commercial airport, but the planned 2013 takeover never occurred.
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I choked and did not realize New York Stewart International was part of the Port Authority and I quit at Teterboro. Knew that it existed because I've driven by it on 84 for decades and was even aware of its dual commercial and military function.
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That would be Atlantic City International Airport.
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This EAS airport has one carrier, but its traffic is dwarfed by the private plane usage here.
